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4DEMON: Integrating 40 Years of Data on PCB and Metal Contamination in Marine Sediments of the Belgian Part of the North Sea
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB s) and metals in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (BPNS). Multiple challenges were encountered: sampling locations changed over time, different analytical methods were applied, ...
Urban environment and mental health: the NAMED project, protocol for a mixed-method study
residential environment. Methods and analysis Following a mixed-method approach, this project combines quantitative and qualitative research. In the quantitative part, we analyse among the Brussels urban population ...
In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers
investigated longitudinal effects of in utero paraben exposure on early childhood trajectories of BMI z-scores. Methods: Placental concentrations of four parabens [methyl (MeP), ethyl (EtP), propyl (PrP), and ...
Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium
exposure to air pollution, noise, surrounding green at different scales, and building morphology with several dimensions of mental health in Brussels. Methods: Research focuses on the inhabitants of the ...
METROFOOD-RI: Pilot services with physical, remote and virtual access
mainly addressed to researchers, laboratories, food inspection agencies and policy makers: a search engine and database for agrifood reference materials and official methods an application programming ...
Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium
pollen allergy patients are complex and best studied in spatio-temporal detail. Methods: We tracked 144 adults sensitized to Betulaceae pollen during the tree pollen season (January-May) of 2017 and 2018 ...
Deepening of In Silico Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Detection RT-qPCR Assays in the Context of New Variants
Abstract: For 1 year now, the world is undergoing a coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The most widely used method for ...
Residing in urban areas with higher green space is associated with lower mortality risk: A census-based cohort study with ten years of follow-up
and non-accidental and cardio-respiratory mortality. Methods We linked the Belgian 2001 census to population and mortality register follow-up data (2001–2011) among adults aged 30 years and older ...
Exploring how the urban neighborhood environment influences mental well-being using walking interviews
environment and mental well-being. Finally, implications of the walking interview method are discussed. Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Gezondheid en milieu Service: Risques ...
Heat related mortality in the two largest Belgian urban areas: A time series analysis
until 2011 taking into account the effect of air pollution. Methods The threshold in temperature above which mortality increases was determined using segmented regressions for both urban areas. The ...